Prestige National Bank siege

The Prestige National Bank siege occurred on 15 January 2017 when the Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT team was called in to solve a hostage crisis at the Prestige National Bank in Los Angeles, California. A team of five special forces operatives attempted to storm the bank, killing three of the five robbers, but all of the SWAT troopers were killed in the operation. The two surviving robbers managed to escape as a result of the failed siege.